A podcast is an audio or video file that is automatically delivered to your computer. Podcasts are very common today and can be found on a variety of subjects. I will use podcasting in my classroom in a variety of ways. First off, I think podcasting would be very useful if I as the teacher know I'm not going to be there on a specific day. I could make a podcast for a specific lesson or activity that the substitute teacher could play for my students. Podcasts could also be useful for students to learn more about a specific topic or for help with a topic a student is struggling with.
A pro of podcasts is that there are so many different ones that you can find one on almost every subject. Another pro of podcasts are that they are usually free. Also, you can make your own podcast easily.
Some cons of podcasts are that it is auditory so I doesn't really help your visual learners. Another con of podcasts are that you have to listen to the content to make sure it is appropriate before you share it with your students.
I'm pleased that you're thinking about how a visual learner can learn from podcasts. I am definitely a visual learner (56%)... and it's really a challenge for me to learn when the teaching style is auditory (6%), so you'd think I might not like podcasts. Not true. I can listen to a podcast over and over, in parts or in whole. I can't do that if my teacher is lecturing in class. There's not a pause or rewind button on my teacher. :( There are also podcasts that are enhanced or video podcasts. An enhanced podcast is an audio podcast with embedded photos and a video podcast uses a video instead of a lecture or photos. Those two types of podcasts work great for visual learners.
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